Caregiver social networks and discontinued support during COVID-19: a multilevel dyadic analysis.
Objectives Family caregivers provide essential support to older adults, but their extended caregiving networks can be strained during crises. This study examines which characteristics of caregivers' personal networks were associated with discontinued support during the early stage of the COVID-19 pa...
| Publicado en: | Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences Vol. 81; no. 8; pp. 1 - 11 |
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Aug2026
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Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 10795014 JGB jtl: Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences issn: 10795014 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Aug2026 vid: 81 iid: 8 pid: 622 pub: Oxford University Press / USA artinfo: ui: 195931918 10.1093/geronb/gbag099 ppf: 1 ppct: 10 formats: tig: atl: Caregiver social networks and discontinued support during COVID-19: a multilevel dyadic analysis. aug: au: Kennedy, David P Friedman, Esther M Murphy, James P Kirkegaard, Allison Edgington, Sarah Golinelli, Daniela Shih, Regina affil: Independent Researcher, Los Angeles, California, United StatesRAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, United States Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, United States RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, United StatesInstitute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, United StatesCenter for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, United StatesRollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States su: United States Cross-sectional method Hispanic Americans Social factors Family relations Family attitudes Race Social networks Psychology of caregivers Social support COVID-19 pandemic Research funding Multiple regression analysis COVID-19 vaccines Descriptive statistics Longitudinal method Pre-tests & post-tests Odds ratio Confidence intervals Data analysis software sug: subj: Cross-sectional method Hispanic Americans Social factors Family relations Family attitudes Race Social networks Psychology of caregivers Social support COVID-19 pandemic United States Other Individual and Family Services Research funding Multiple regression analysis COVID-19 vaccines Descriptive statistics Longitudinal method Pre-tests & post-tests Odds ratio Confidence intervals Data analysis software keyword: aged caregivers Caregiving copyrightHolder:The Gerontological Society of America copyrightYear:2026 covid-19 Egocentric networks hispanics or latinos https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbag099 inLanguage:en Multilevel modeling publisher:Oxford University Press sameAs:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42261269/ Social capital aged caregivers Caregiving copyrightHolder:The Gerontological Society of America copyrightYear:2026 covid-19 Egocentric networks hispanics or latinos https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbag099 inLanguage:en Multilevel modeling publisher:Oxford University Press sameAs:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42261269/ Social capital ab: Objectives Family caregivers provide essential support to older adults, but their extended caregiving networks can be strained during crises. This study examines which characteristics of caregivers' personal networks were associated with discontinued support during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, a period of widespread social disruption. Methods We analyzed data from the Care Network Connections over Time study, a longitudinal, nationally representative study of U.S. caregivers. Respondents (N = 2,116) reported on support before and during COVID-19. Multilevel logistic regression models assessed associations between discontinued support and network/caregiver characteristics while controlling for clustering within networks. Results Support loss occurred among 5.84% of previously supportive network members. Discontinued support was significantly more likely when alters were Hispanic or of "other/multiple" race/ethnicity, aged <18 or >64, or were distant relatives or nonrelatives. Highly connected alters and those providing support to care recipients were less likely to have withdrawn support. At the network level, caregivers with low density, more diverse, or low care-recipient-supporting networks were more vulnerable to support discontinuation. Discussion Results demonstrate how caregiver network composition and connectivity shape social resilience under stress. Caregiving networks that have higher "bonding" social capital—densely interconnected and including close relatives and others who provide support to both caregivers and care recipients—may be more resilient due to strong support coordination and communication. Study insights can inform the development of support intervention strategies for caregivers. Findings suggest that promoting bonding capital in caregiver networks may help protect against the loss of critical support during crises. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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